Jósepsdalur
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| Jósepsdalur | |
|---|---|
| Josefsdalur | |
  Jósepsdalur Location in Iceland | |
| Length | 2 km Southwestern |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hellisheiði, Selvogshreppur, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64.0259°N 21.5527°W |
Jósepsdalur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːsɛpsˌtaːlʏr̥]),[1] also Josefsdalur [-sɛfs-],[2] is a small valley, about 2 km long in southwestern direction,[3] and to the east of the volcano Vífilsfell up on Hellisheiði at a distance of about 25 km from Reykjavík within Selvogshreppur municipality.[4] The Bláfjöll mountains surround the U-shaped valley.[5]
The valley is situated next to an old trail over the pass Ölfusskarð from Ölfus, the region in the south of Iceland around Hveragerði, to Reykjavík.[1]
